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Newsletter - Issue 86 Date 02/06/09
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TCT Quick Tips - First Hole Thoughts
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More good rounds are spoiled by lack of care on the first hole than on 
the last.


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Golf Tip : Feel The Turn
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Like any good teacher should, I'm constantly trying new methods
to help my students learn how to swing the club.

I've had excellent luck with re-thinking a few different ways to express what 
I want the student to do in order for them to feel the sensation that I want 
them to experience.  

I believe that if a student can feel the correct way to do something it will stick 
longer than if they simply go through the motions.

Here's a good movement to practice to feel the turn in the rotary 
golf swing.

In the swing that I mostly teach nowadays, a rotary swing, the clubhead speed 
and power is generated by unleashing a coiled upper body rather than unleashing 
a long turning swing with quite a bit of side to side movement. 

In order to feel the shoulder turn, a student has to rethink what he or 
she might have conceptualized for the takeaway portion of the swing.

The 2 plane takeaway has one pushing the club back along the ball target line
until the left shoulder (for righties) is under the chin.  This is usually accompanied 
by some shifting of weight to the rear foot.

This is all well and good for the 2 plane swing, but for a rotary swing it
doesn't get the shoulder turn done properly, it falls short of the max.

I have no trouble with the left shoulder being under the chin, only with the way 
it gets there for a rotary swing.

Here's the quick and easy way to develop a correct shoulder turn that will give
you exceptional coil, and I'm convinced that almost every golfer - young or not 
so young - can do this and vastly improve their shoulder turn.

Simply think about turning your right shoulder as far as you can towards the 
back of your head. Think pull the right, not push the left, and your turn 
will improve dramatically.

On the downswing, think about turning your left shoulder towards then away from 
the target as much as possible towards the back of your head.  Think pull the 
left, not push the right.

Try this and measure the results, you'll be amazed at how much more shoulder 
turn you generate.

Enjoy,

Tom